Aditya_V wrote:Can anyone see the irony here, the IAf adhereing to peacetime requirements did not fire BVR missiles and then enter Paki airspace, but the PAF fired Amraams for aircraft well within our territory, when terrorists exist adhereing to such ROE is meaningless. If PAF/PA wants to give air cover to terrorists, thier SAAB AEW, AIrcraft, radar sites, SAM's are fair game.
but still I am not sure what was hit in Muzaffarabad and Chakoti Sectors which the MEA found very inconvenient to mention in thier statement and excluded from the statements, I suspect these were Miltary SAM /Radar sites which had to be taken out before the IAF could proceed to Balakot.
My opinion is the same, it was a good opportunity.
India has always fired the last shot, because Pakistan was the initiator of conflict.
This time around India was the initiator (atleast militarily, since Pulwama was proxy), so pakistan was allowed with a face saver.
In the process, Abhinanadan was captured, which changed the course of action. Also IAF took down F-16.
If the above two had not happened, IAF would have taken immediate revenge is my guess.
In Feb27 duel, we did well but because of PR of our fighter shot, the perception was against us. But remember, we have set a new template, if there is a proxy terror attack, it will end up in military conflict.
It may appear they had control over the escalation ladder, but we have created a limited space to take revenge where we can deploy our superior technology assets, and they have to now constantly keep up to date with their air defense technology